5.19.2009

2007 Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel California: Wonderfully delicious!

may 18, 2009: victoria's dad had given half of this bottle to greg, and he brought it home to match our dinner of pork loins with thyme, garlic, salt and pepper, and carrots, broccoli and cheesy rice. we both agreed this wine was wonderful. it had a fruity flavor, with a thick and luscious mouth feel that was concentrated and worthwhile. we'd definitely get this one again. 14.5 percent alcohol. about $18.

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this column runs as "bottle by bottle" in the evansville courier and press twice or so a month. the focus is on wines, food and how they intersect. if i receive gifts, i'll tell you. photo credits are noted. i buy most of my wines from winetree, varsity liquors, schnucks, the fresh market, kwik liquor and winestyles (in evansville, ind.); big red liquors and sahara mart (in bloomington, ind.); vecchio's italian market (in newburgh, ind.); whole foods (in st. louis); and binny's (in chicago.) also, i do try a number of wines that i don't necessarily mention in the column, through travels to france and other markets (germany, hungary, italy, etc.) that don't sell wines i can find here. those experiences factor into my tasting descriptions, even if i don't mention them in the column, so keep all that in mind. i write the column to tell my readers in the evansville, ind., area what i consider to be flavorful, balanced and good-value wines for sale in this area.